Reimerswaal lies between the Eastern Scheldt and Western Scheldt. The network of walking routes crosses inner and outer dikes, passes through orchards and follows winding polder paths—a journey of discovery through a wide range of landscapes.

Hiking between dikes and polder paths

The network includes 175 kilometres of signposted walking paths. These include 16.5 kilometres across unpaved farmland, through natural areas and over dikes. You can find your way using 70 junctions. Each village on the walking network also has an information board showing the entire network, the local village loop, the wheelchair-accessible route and sights along the paths.

Every village in Reimerswaal has a wheelchair-accessible walking route. The information boards help you get your bearings on the network and the local loops. While path construction work is underway, please check on site whether the boards are available; temporary diversions may be in place.

View the Verdronken Land van Zuid-Beveland from the outside

At Rilland, the Oesterdam offers a viewpoint over the Verdronken Land van Zuid-Beveland and its mudflats and salt marshes. The nature reserve itself is off limits. Strand couch grass and English cordgrass are the main plants growing there; the area is also a breeding ground for wild ducks, marsh harriers and wading birds such as avocets, redshanks and oystercatchers. Check the local conditions at the viewpoint before your visit.

Yerseke: Oyster farming and mussel production

Yerseke’s Oesterputten are connected directly to the Eastern Scheldt by a lock. The small buildings by the Oesterputten date back to 1870. The guided Rondleiding Yerseke starts at the Tourist Shop in the town centre and takes you to the Oesterputten. On the tour, you can sample oysters, mussels and lobster in converted oyster sheds; check current availability before travelling.

Another guided oyster-gathering experience on the Eastern Scheldt depends on low tide: participants make their way to the foot of a dike behind Yerseke harbour, where part of the seabed is exposed. The Rondleiding combines a visit to the Oesterputten with the opportunity to sample seafood; the oyster-gathering experience is shaped by low tide and the seabed being temporarily exposed. Check the booking conditions in advance.

Oesterij also offers tastings of fresh Zeeland shellfish delicacies. In authentic information sheds, visitors can see how oysters and mussels are sorted, cleaned and packaged. Check current visitor arrangements before your visit.

The Oosterscheldemuseum is located in Yerseke’s former town hall, a building constructed in 1914; check the museum’s current location before travelling. The museum presents the history of oyster farming and uses a film to show the mussel production process. A dedicated section focuses on the sunken town of Reimerswaal and features archaeological finds, maps and other remains.

Paths and traces of culture in the villages

In Waarde, the present-day church is a hall church dating from the late 14th century. The church is available for cultural events such as concerts; check in advance whether an event is taking place. The Cisterciënzer Ommetje in Waarde is 8.9 kilometres long. Its historical background includes the presumed founding of a grangia by Cistercians in Waarde. It was situated near the castle of the Lords of Waerde.

The lengths of two walking routes also make them easy to compare: the Cisterciënzer Ommetje is 8.9 kilometres long, while the Ommetje Yerseke: Zilte Route is 5.4 kilometres. The Zilte Route is therefore the shorter of the two. Temporary diversions may affect the route.

In Hansweert, the Deurenwip remains in the landscape as industrial heritage. The Parlevinkerspad follows in the footsteps of the parlevinkers, crossing a filled-in canal and passing former locks that have disappeared. The two sites tell different stories about industrial history and the waterways of the past.

The Molen de Rozeboom in Krabbendijke is a ground-sail windmill. Built in 1862, it underwent extensive restoration in 2013. Near Rilland there is also a Hollestelle: an artificial drinking pool enclosed by a ring wall. It is one of the few surviving examples in Zeeland. In Yerseke, a surviving section of a chancel dating from the second half of the 15th century is documented.

Discover more destinations: Kruiningen, Rilland, Yerseke, Goes, Middelburg, Veere, Sluis, Noord-Beveland.

For the broader travel overview: Zeeland.